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Seattle crushed New England 29-13.
The Seattle Seahawks put on an all-time great defensive performance in Super Bowl LX with a 29-13 win over the New England Patriots. It was the Seahawks’ second Super Bowl win in franchise history, and their first since 2013.
The Seahawks looked unstoppable on the defensive side of the ball, with six sacks and three forced turnovers. One of those turnovers was an interception that was returned for a touchdown to blow the game open in the fourth quarter.
Seattle’s defensive dominance continued in the second half, where they forced the Patriots into a three-and-out on their opening drive. Then, Kenneth Walker III picked up where he left off in the first half by recording a 20-yard catch-and-run to set up his fourth field goal of the day, giving the Seahawks a 12–0 advantage.
After that, nothing interesting happened until the second-to-last play of the third quarter. Derrick Hall recorded his second sack of the day, this one a strip-sack fumble that was recovered by the Seahawks at the New England 37 yard line. That well-timed turnover was Seattle’s ninth third-down stop of the game.
That mistake was costly. Seattle used that turnover to score the game’s first touchdown early in the fourth quarter. Quarterback Sam Darnold connected with tight end AJ Barner for a 16-yard TD to extend the Seahawks’ lead to 19–0 with 13:24 left in the game. Barner finished the night with four catches for 54 yards and a touchdown.
After that, New England finally came alive. Quarterback Drake May threw a rainbow pass to Mack Hollins who caught it for a 35-yard touchdown to cut the lead to 19–7. Hollins was the Pats’ leading receiver with four catches for 78 yards and a touchdown.
One of the Patriots’ best drives of the night ended in disaster. Despite starting at their own four yard line, they got to the 44 when Drake Msye threw an absolutely terrible interception that was returned 35 yards to the New England 38 yard line. May finished the evening with a lost fumble, two passing touchdowns and two interceptions.
Following the INT, Seattle was able to salt the clock on their way to another score. Once again, Kenneth Walker III played a big part in the drive, accounting for 27 of the Seahawks’ 30 yards. That led to another field goal to put Seattle up 22-7 less than six minutes into the game. With that kick, Jason Myers set a Super Bowl record with five field goals.
On the next Patriots drive, the Seahawks forced another turnover. This time, Drake Maye threw an interception while taking a big hit that was caught in the air and returned 44 yards for a touchdown by Uchenna Nwosu for a 29–7 Seahawks lead.
The Pats managed to score one more time before the end of the game. Running back Raymond Stevenson caught a pass and ran into the end zone untouched for a seven-yard TD. However, the scoring stopped there as New England’s two-point conversion attempt failed.
It was a record-breaking loss for New England. It was the Pats’ sixth-Super Bowl loss, breaking the all-time tie with the Denver Broncos.
*Author’s Note: All information and statistics are tracked in real time and provided by the game’s broadcasters, NFL.com and ESPN.com*
